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Add. 14,675

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/529
Description based on Wright CLXXXVI (1:129-131) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 13th century
East Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 209 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; The Canticles, and others hymns and prayers; Conciones for various occasions; Exordia, to be sung after the lessons; Hymns addressed to the martyrs, 14 in number, for the evening and morning of each day in the week, be¬ginning with Monday.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 209 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 88—91, 99— 112, 159—163, 165—167, 170, 175, 176, 178, 181—183, 192, 193, 203, 204, and 207—209. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 88, 89, 91, 92, and 173. There are from 15 to 24 lines in each page. The writing is a rather inelegant, Nestorian Estrangela of about the xiiith cent., passing into a more cursive character from fol. 154 onwards.

Hand 1 (sole, East Syriac script): The writing is a rather inelegant, Nestorian Estrangela of about the xiiith cent., passing into a more cursive character from fol. 154 onwards. In writing the rubrics of this manuscript, much use has been made of yellow as well as red paint.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: The arguments prefixed are the same as in Add. 14,674, foll. 1—78 . The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1— 5, lxxxvii. 5—lxxxviii. 18, lxxxix. 17—41, xci. 4—xcii. 11, xciv. 9—xcix. 8, and cv. 2—cix. 21 (foll. 99—104 being almost completely torn out).
Item 2 (Fol. 148a): The Canticles, and others hymns and prayers [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 148a): The first song of Moses
Item 4 (Fol. 150a): The song of Isaiah
Item 5 (Fol. 151a): The second song of Moses
Item 6 (Fol. 155b): ascribed to Theodore of Mopsuestia. The Song of Light
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ
  Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ ܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ̇ ܘܠܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܠܒܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ
Notes:
  • On the ascription to Theodore see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., pp. 59, 60.
  • See Sachau, Theodori Mopsuesteni Fragmenta Syriaca, pp. ܨܕ and 58.
  • On the margin, in a different hand: ܡܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܗ ܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 156b): Narses. A hymn of Narses
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ
  Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܚܕܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ. ܛܘܥܝܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ̣. ܦܪܝܣܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܥܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܕܢܚ̣ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܘܝܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 63.
Item 8 (Fol. 157b): The song of the three holy Children [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
Note: Foll. 159—163 have been almost completely torn out, but their contents were probably nearly identical with those of Add. 17,219, foll. 153 b—157 b . Compare also with the contents of this volume, those of Add. 7156, Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p.11.
Item 9 (Fol. 164a): Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis. Hymn for the nocturn of Tuesday, by Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis [defective]
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning.
  • See Add. 17,219, no. 3, l. On Bar-saumā, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 66.
Item 10 (Fol. 164a): Abi-melech. The same for Wednesday, by Abi-melech
 
Title:
ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ
  Incipit: ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܒܬܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܪܚܡ ܩܠ ܬܝ̈ܒܐ.
Note: Not Ahimelech, ܐܚܝܡܠܟ as in Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 13.
Item 11 (Fol. 164b): Ephraim. The same for Thursday, by Ephraim [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܩܒܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܥܘܬ ܟܠܢ ܕܒܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢܢ ܠܟ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ܆ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܕܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܝܟ
Notes:
Item 12 (Fol. 168a): Short prayers for different occasions; e.g. for a fast, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܨܘܡܐ for the commemoration of saints and martyrs, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܠܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ; and for the commemoration of the dead, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 169a): Hymns [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܓܙܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 169a): Yeshūa'-yab of Gadělā. By Yeshūa'-yab of Gadělā
 
Title:
  Incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܟܝܢܗ. ܐܫܘܐ ܠܣܓ̈ܘܕܝܟ ܕܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ.
Notes:
  • On Yeshūa'-yab of Gadělā, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 105.
  • On the term ܣܘܒܥܐ, compline, see Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii., pp. 16, 18. In the Catalogue of Forshall and Rosen the word is wrongly printed ܣܘܒܠܐ(e.g. p. 14), and translated "collectio oblationum".
Item 15 (Fol. 169b): Bar-saumā. By Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܒܩܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ
  Incipit: ܒܚܫܐ ܘܕܡܥ̈ܐ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܩܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܡܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ. ܗܘܝ ܠܢ ܐܣܝܐ ܐܦ ܗܕܝܝܐ̣. ܕܡܪܝܪ ܚܫܢ ܘܥܣܸܩ ܟܐܒܢ
Note: See Add. 17,219, no. 3, u. Fol. 170 has been almost completely torn out.
Item 16 (Fol. 171a): Bābai bar Něsībnāyē. By Bābai bar Něsībnāyē
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܢܨܝܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ
  Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܫܠܚܘܟ ܨܐܕܝܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܨܡܚܐ ܕܨܡ̣ܚ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ܆ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܥ̈ܡܡܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ.
Note: On Bābai bar Něsībnāyē see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 177.
Item 17 (Fol. 172a): George, bishop of Nisibis. By George, bishop of Nisibis
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܐܦܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
  Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܠܟܢ: ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣܓܝܕ ܡܢ ܟܠܐ.
Notes:
  • See Add. 17,219, no. 3, v.
  • See Thomas Margensis, quoted by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t., iii., pars 1, p. 149.
Item 18 (Fol. 173a): Jacob of Beth-'Abē. By Jacob of Beth-'Abē
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܥܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܒ̈ܐ
  Incipit: ܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܙܐ̇ܢ ܠܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܠܸܝܬ ܣܢܝܩܘܬܢ ܘܣܒܥܬ ܟܦܢܘܬܢ.
Item 19 (Fol. 173a): Conciones for various occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii. pars 1, p. 66, note 4.
Item 20 (Fol. 173a): Part of Conciones for various occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 21 (Fol. 174a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
 
Title:
. . . ܕܬܪܝܢ ܘܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Note: In Add. 17,219, fol. 171 b , the title is ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ.
Item 22 (Fol. 174a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Note: Imperfect. The next two leaves are almost completely torn out.
Item 23 (Fol. 177a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܦ ܕܥܕܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 177b): Part of Conciones for various occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: Imperfect.Fol. 178 is almost completely torn out.
Item 25 (Fol. 179a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܬܢ̈ܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܡܟܪܝܢ
Item 26 (Fol. 179b): Exordia, to be sung after the lessons
 
Title:
ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ
  Excerpt: ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ,ܕܚܕܒܫܒ̈ܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܚܪܝܬܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܘܒܬܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܬܠܬ
Note: See Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii. p. 20.
Item 27 (Fol. 180a): Hymns addressed to the martyrs, 14 in number, for the evening and morning of each day in the week, be¬ginning with Monday. [defective]
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܗܕ̈ܐ
Note: Imperfect,foll. 181—183, 192, and 193 being almost completely torn out.
Item 28 (Fol. 202a): for various occasions; e.g. ܒܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ, ܒܗ ܕܡܪܝܡ, ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ, ܒܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ, ܕܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ,ܕܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܣܛܐ (i.e. Eugenius, ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ) ܒܗ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ and ܒܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ. [defective]
 
Title:
ܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܪܟ
Note: Imperfect,foll. 203, 207, and 209 being almost completely torn out.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 155b): On the margin, in a different hand. ܡܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܗ ܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ.

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